The Research Hive team has been hard at work! We have been expanding our reach outside our home of The University of Manchester to partner with and recruit writers from other institutions with amazing results. We are so pleased to be helping early-career researchers begin developing their skills in science communication. The next few months … Continue reading Research Hive Update: Announcing FREE MONEY (Quizzes and Writer Prizes)
Author: Cherene de Bruyn // Editor: Erin Pallott Starting a PhD is no small feat—only about 1% of the global population ever achieves this milestone. It’s tough, and for good reason. A PhD demands a whole range of skills: analysing data, writing, managing your time, and communicating your ideas. Some of these you already have—after all, you made … Continue reading Starting Strong: Productivity Tips for the First 6 Months of Your PhD
Author: Agnes Chan // Editor: Erin Pallott I believe most of you have seen that in movies life-threatening events are often depicted in slow motion. Have you ever wondered that it may be true that time is slowed down during certain events? There are several situations in which time was reported to have slowed down or … Continue reading Life in Slow Motion: Can Time Perception and the Speed of Information Processing be Manipulated?
Author: Subhajit Nath // Editor: Erin Pallott Imagine a world where cutting-edge tech meets a warm, empathetic embrace - that's the beautiful reality being created for those who are journeying through the maze of Alzheimer's. In healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) isn't just some cold, robotic tool; it's like a guiding light, a supportive hand to … Continue reading Enhancing Alzheimer’s Care Through Early Detection Methods Developed With AI
Author: Subhajit Nath // Editor: Erin Pallott You know how the flu just keeps coming back year after year? Dealing with that virus is like being on a crazy rollercoaster. One minute, you think you've got it figured out, the scientists have made a new vaccine, and the computer models are predicting the hot strains. … Continue reading Unlocking Smarter Disease Predictions with Influenza Genomics
Author: Isabella Hubbard // Editor: Erin Pallott Scorpion people? Scorpionism… what a word. For me, it conjures up thoughts of a strange disease where someone unfortunate enough to be stung by a scorpion grows a pair of claws and a long tail ending in that highly recognisable stinger. Turning into some kind of scorpion person. With superpowers. Not quite. … Continue reading A (Very) Brief Introduction to Scorpionism
Author: Emily Cocker // Editor: Erin Pallott What is Pain? Pain is an individual experience, yet something that unites the masses in its non-discriminatory targeting of the young and old alike. Unless you were born with congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP), chances are you know what pain is and how it feels for you. Acute … Continue reading Pain School: A Snapshot of Pain
Author: Sayema Khan // Editor: Poppy Dunn Writing a scientific research paper can be daunting. This is a general guideline for writing an original research article, most suitable for first-time paper writers. This guideline is not fixed for the word count, which is very much dependent on the paper guidelines. Also, keep in mind there … Continue reading Writing a Scientific Research Paper: A Guide for New Writers
Author: Jafar Cain // Editor: Erin PallottPhoto credit: Qais Attaallah Anyone who has been on campus within the past month will have inevitably seen the student encampment in the formerly named Brunswick Park area. Whilst similar student-led movements have been met with violent armed opposition by state forces in the USA, the movements across UK … Continue reading Reflections on Student Protest in Light of the Encampment
Author: Rebecca Light // Editor: Erin Pallott In an age where information about any subject is available at the click of a button, we have all been exposed to ‘#antivax’ information on social media, whether that be someone on a community Facebook page showing genuine concern over the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine they … Continue reading Beyond the Screen: Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in the Age of Social Media
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